Theatre's in trouble

>YEs Grant, any items which will help will be more than welcome. As Sue says we are in this "for fun" but of course this mustn't stop us from being as good as we possibly can be, people pay good money to see a show not whether it's amateur or professional.However too many people still think that being stage crew is somehow not as good a job or as important as being "an actor" and that just turning up on the night is OK. I think that too many of us in community theatre don't think of 'backstage' as being a craft which has to be learnt and practised and perfected. Too often as others have said before me the crew is recruited, ?press-ganged, into service at the last minute and it usually shows! (no pun intended) when the ITA organises a workshop on the technical aspects the response is very much less than the perceived 'glamour aspects' . Sad but true.Talking of workshops the next one is in the shape of a forum on "Publicity", to be held on Saturday May 23rd at 2pm at Stirling Street. Forms in the May Link or phone office or Elizabeth ((220-0620/ 9341-5788) Cost as usual $10 members ITA, $15 non-members, incl tea & sympathy. Panel Rene Cappetta, Jo Sterkenburg and One Other TBA!Norma Davis (ITA Sec.)